Table 1.

Fertility Status Categories, Criteria for Fertility Barriers (FB), and % with Fertility Specific Distress (FSD) Data

Fertility status	Category Inclusion criteria	Total sample N and %
No fertility barriers	Did not meet criteria for any of the fertility barriers categories.	227	39
Infertile with intent to conceive	Tried to conceive (with regular unprotected intercourse) for > 12 months, with or without eventual conception.	123	35
“Infertile without intent to conceive”	Regular, unprotected intercourse for > 12 months with or without eventual conception (not trying).	73	21
Other infertility	Wanted children or more children, but self or partner had been sterilized, or had been told by MD not to conceive, or has a self-perception as having difficulty but did not meet medical criteria for infertility.	38	11
Miscarriage	Had at least one miscarriage and did not fit in another category.	63	18
Situational barriers	No biomedical fertility barriers, intend to have a child in the future, has 1 or fewer children, is at least 35 years old, and faced at least one of the following situations: partner doesn’t want a child, jobs makes it difficult, can’t afford a child, can’t find a partner.	56	16
	Total N	580	100